NHTSA Campaign 02V079000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
NHTSA campaign 02V079000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder. The repair is free.
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 02V079000 with NHTSA on March 12, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V079000, NHTSA lists up to 1,252 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 8, 2002 and March 1, 2002.
Owner notification letters for 02V079000 were scheduled from March 21, 2002, 9 days after the report.
02V079000 covers 2 models from Subaru, model years 2002.
Owners of the model years 02V079000 covers have filed at least 33 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 02V079000 vehicles, the 2002 Subaru Outback has the most (27).
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V079000 ranks 25 of 35 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 02V079000, SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC has 1 other recall on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND LOWER).
- The risk
- AT THESE TEMPERATURES, THE BRAKES MAY NOT RELEASE AFTER BEING APPLIED, EVEN WHEN THE DRIVER'S FOOT IS NO LONGER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS CAN OCCUR WITHOUR PRIOR WARNING, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDERS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 21, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.
Reported March 12, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V079000 (2)
Subaru (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V079000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: March 12, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted